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  • THE ENTAIL
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    THE ENTAIL
    JOHN GALT
    This is a lively exposition of a Scottish, late eighteenth century, family's manoeuvres regarding the inheritance of an estate. The author, Galt, is a marvellous writer evoking personalities through the subtleties of their conversation. It is all wittily and intelligently expressed making for pleasurable reading. (Goodreads) ...

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  • THE AYRSHIRE LEGATEES
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    THE AYRSHIRE LEGATEES
    JOHN GALT
    The novel is structured as a series of letters recording the journey to London of Dr. Pringle, the minister of Garnock, with his family, to accept a legacy. It first appeared in Blackwood's Magazine in instalments from June 1820 until February 1821. (Goodreads) ...

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  • THE PROVOST
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    THE PROVOST
    JOHN GALT
    The Provost is an ironic look at the career of a small town merchant and politician. Set in Irvine, Scotland, it follows the life of James Pawkie, the Provost of the title. Starting as a humble apprentice, he progresses to owning his own shop and eventually acquiring a large portion of Irvine. Simultaneously, he begins involvement in local politics with a seat on the town counc...

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  • THE ANNALS OF THE PARISH
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    THE ANNALS OF THE PARISH
    JOHN GALT
    Annals of the Parish (full title: Annals of the parish: or, The chronicle of Dalmailing; during the ministry of the Rev. Micah Balwhidder, written by himself) is an 1821 novel of Scottish country life by John Galt. Micah Balwhidder, considered to be the finest character created by Galt, reveals himself in the fictional first-person account to have human failings including conce...

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  • THE LIFE OF LORD BYRON
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    THE LIFE OF LORD BYRON
    JOHN GALT
    Excerpt: "The Acheron, which they crossed in this route, is now called the Kalamas, a considerable stream, as large as the Avon at Bath but towards the evening they had some cause to think the Acheron had not lost all its original horror; for a dreadful thunderstorm came on, accompanied with deluges of rain, which more than once nearly carried away their luggage and horses. Byr...

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  • THE MEMBER AND THE RADICAL
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    THE MEMBER AND THE RADICAL
    JOHN GALT
    Two novels by the 18th-century Scottish author that "focus on the foibles and fumbles, the humor and waste of people . . . of political ambition" ( The National).   Galt's two great political novels date from around the passing of the Reform Act of 1832. The Member has claims to be the first political novel in the English language and is a tour de force of wit, observation, and...

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